# canine
## English
### Etymology

From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, dog-like”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kāʹnīn, kaʹnīn, (rare) kə-nīnʹ, IPA: /ˈkeɪnaɪn/, /ˈkænaɪn/, (rare) /kəˈnaɪn/
* (General American) enPR: kāʹnīn', (rare) kə-nīnʹ, IPA: /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/, (rare) /kəˈnaɪn/
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* Rhymes: -eɪnaɪn, -ænaɪn, -aɪn
* Homophone: K9
* Hyphenation: ca‧nine

### Adjective

canine (not comparable)
* Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
** 1913, Sax Rohmer, chapter 8, in The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu:We carried the dog round to the yard, and I examined his head. […] I accepted the care of the canine patient.
** 2005, Gareth Roberts, Only Human, page 17:A lost dog sniffed around the flower beds wishing it had some canine company […]
* Dog-like.
** 1891, Arthur Quiller-Couch, “The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands,”, in Noughts & Crosses:In many respects she made me an admirable wife. Her affection for me was canine—positively.
** 2000, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri (lyrics and music), “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret”, in Rated R, performed by Queens of the Stone Age:I look for reflections, in your face Canine devotion, time can't erase Out on the corner, locked in your room I never believe them and I never assume
* (anatomy) Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
** 1872, Charles Darwin, chapter 10, in Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals:Then his upper lip may be seen to be raised, especially at the corners, so that his huge canine teeth are exhibited.
* (medicine, obsolete) Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.

#### Synonyms

* (of dogs): dogly, houndly
* (dog-like): dogly, doglike, houndly

#### Derived terms

* canicross
* caninal
* canine council
* canine distemper
* canine distemper virus
* canine epileptoid cramping syndrome
* canine hysteria
* caninekind
* canine letter
* caninelike
* caninely
* canine madness
* canineness
* caniniform
* caninity
* caninize
* caninophile
* condylocanine
* intercanine
* noncanine
* postcanine
* precanine
* pretercanine
* pseudocanine
* supercanine
* uncanine

#### Translations
### Noun

canine (plural canines)
* Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
** 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 187:Whatever the case, the pair’s adventure certainly became famous in 2016, when a large dating program of fossils and artefacts from Chauvet Cave, which included the smear of charcoal discarded by the child, confirmed that the tracks constitute the oldest unequivocal evidence of a relationship between humans and canines.
* (formal) Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
** 2010, M. S. Mititch, The Spychip Conspiracy, page 189:The canine ran across the room to the open window, put his front paws on the sill and pointed his nose at the sidewalk below.
* In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
** 2006, Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Animal Trainers:He tried to push Kissu into his cage, but the cougar charged back out and sank his canines into Wilson's rump.
* (poker slang) A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
** 2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270:You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.

#### Synonyms

* (dog or wolf): dog
* (pointy tooth): cuspid

#### Derived terms

* caninoid

#### See also

* lupine
* vulpine
* Canini (tribe within subfamily Caninae)

#### References

* 1 2 “canine, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1888.
* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

### Anagrams

* neanic

## French
### Etymology

From Latin canina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.nin/

### Adjective

canine
* feminine singular of canin

### Noun

canine f (plural canines)
* canine, cuspid

#### Synonyms

* croc

### Further reading

* “canine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* ancien

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈni.ne/
* Rhymes: -ine
* Hyphenation: ca‧nì‧ne

### Adjective

canine
* feminine plural of canino

### Anagrams

* cennai, nencia, nicena

## Latin
### Adjective

canīne
* vocative masculine singular of canīnus